Social Practices : A Wittgensteinian Approach to Human Activity and the Social

Theodore R. Schatzki

ISBN 10: 0521062268 / ISBN 13: 9780521062268

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2008

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book addresses key topics in social theory such as the basic structures of social life, the character of human activity, and the nature of individuality. Drawing on the work of Wittgenstein, the author develops an account of social existence that argues that social practices are the fundamental phenomenon in social life. This approach offers insight into the social formation of individuals, surpassing and critiquing the existing practice theories of Bourdieu, Giddens, Lyotard and Oakeshott. In bringing Wittgenstein's work to bear on issues of social theory the book shows the relevance of his work to a body of thought to which it has never been applied. The book will be of particular interest to philosophers of the social sciences, a wide range of social theorists in political science and sociology, as well as some literary theorists.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Social Practices : A Wittgensteinian Approach to Human Activity and the Social
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521062268
• ISBN 13: 9780521062268
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Addresses the basic structures of social life drawing on the work of Wittgenstein.

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This book addresses key issues in social theory such as the basic structures of social life, the character of human activity, and the nature of individuality. Drawing on the work of Wittgenstein, the author develops an account of social existence that argues that social practices are the fundamental phenomenon in social life. This approach, while respecting the multiplicity and heterogeneity emphasized in recent social thought, offers new insight into the social constitution of individuals, surpassing and critiquing the existing practice theories of Bourdieu, Giddens, and Lyotard. The author thereby shows the relevance of Wittgenstein's work to a range of social theoretic issues to which it hitherto has not been applied. The book will be of particular interest to social and continental philosophers, philosophers of the social sciences, a wide range of social theorists in sociology and political science, as well as some literary theorists.